Accident Grob G-102 Astir CS 77 VH-IKE, Sunday 16 October 1994

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Date:	Sunday 16 October 1994
Time:	15:25
Type:	Grob G-102 Astir CS 77
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-IKE
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Corowa, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	YCOR
Destination airport:	YCOR
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During a winch launch, the pilot noted that the glider was accelerating slowly. He considered abandoning the launch, but because there was 6000 feet of runway, he decided to continue until the winch driver realised that more power or speed was required. The speed slowly increased to 50 knots and at that point the pilot commenced a gentle rotation. As soon as the glider began to rotate, the speed decreased rapidly. The pilot immediately lowered the nose and saw the ground approaching at a steep angle. The pilot managed to level the aircraft, but it impacted the ground heavily and was substantially damaged.

Accident investigation: